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Definition of linnet in English: linnetnoun ˈlɪnɪtˈlɪnɪt A mainly brown and grey finch with a reddish breast and forehead. 朱顶雀 Genus Acanthis, family Fringillidae: three species, in particular the Eurasian A. cannabina Example sentencesExamples - And he found a number of bird species, such as the corn bunting, tree sparrow, grey partridge, skylark, linnet and yellow wagtail, which have been seriously declining since the growth of intensive agriculture.
- In another area, he sows seeds to attract birds like linnets, reed buntings and bramblings.
- Dried redshank seeds were eaten by the sparrows, and linnets.
- The Red List also features a disturbingly high number of formerly common farmland birds which are rapidly declining: tree sparrow, grey partridge, spotted flycatcher, song thrush, skylark, linnet and turtle dove.
- The farm itself has good numbers of breeding birds and is home to yellowhammers, linnets, corn buntings, tree and hedge sparrows, along with lapwings and grey partridge.
OriginEarly 16th century: from Old French linette, from lin 'flax' (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds). Definition of linnet in US English: linnetnounˈlɪnɪtˈlinit A mainly brown and gray finch with a reddish breast and forehead. 朱顶雀 Genus Acanthis, family Fringillidae: three species, in particular the Eurasian A. cannabina Example sentencesExamples - The Red List also features a disturbingly high number of formerly common farmland birds which are rapidly declining: tree sparrow, grey partridge, spotted flycatcher, song thrush, skylark, linnet and turtle dove.
- Dried redshank seeds were eaten by the sparrows, and linnets.
- And he found a number of bird species, such as the corn bunting, tree sparrow, grey partridge, skylark, linnet and yellow wagtail, which have been seriously declining since the growth of intensive agriculture.
- In another area, he sows seeds to attract birds like linnets, reed buntings and bramblings.
- The farm itself has good numbers of breeding birds and is home to yellowhammers, linnets, corn buntings, tree and hedge sparrows, along with lapwings and grey partridge.
OriginEarly 16th century: from Old French linette, from lin ‘flax’ (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds). |